Marvel In December 2012: Marvel Universe

[ENGLISH] Marvel tells us: Marvel Comics In December 2012:, Part 1: Marvel Universe. Ultimate Avengers, Thunderbolts, Avengers, Avengers Arena, Amazing Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, FF, Indestructible Hulk, Daredevil, Secret Avengers…

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THUNDERBOLTS #1 & 2
DANIEL WAY (W) • STEVE DILLON (A)
Cover by JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO
Variant Cover by Billy Tan
Variant #2 cover by TBA
Young Baby Variant by SKOTTIE YOUNG
Blank Cover Variant Also Available
Red Hulk, Venom, Elektra, Deadpool, the Punisher. Forget the courts, the jails, the system — this team of Thunderbolts fights fire with fire, targeting the most dangerous and lethal players in the Marvel Universe with extreme prejudice. Led by General “Thunderbolt” Ross, AKA the Red Hulk, this hand-picked team of like-minded operatives is going to make the world a better place…by all means necessary.
32 PGS. (EACH)/Parental Advisory …$2.99 (EACH)

AVENGERS #1 & 2
JONATHAN HICKMAN (W)
JEROME OPEÑA (A)
Cover by DUSTIN WEAVER (SEP120526)
Variant Cover By Esad Ribic (SEP120529)
Issue #1 Sketch Variant by TBA (AUG128012)
Young Baby Variant by SKOTTIE YOUNG (SEP120530)
Blank Cover Variant Also Available (SEP120527)
ISSUE #2 Variant cover by John Romita Jr.
The greatest heroes in comics together on one unbeatable team! Now shipping twice a month, the Avengers “go large,” expanding their roster and their sphere of influence to a global and even interplanetary level. When Captain America puts out his call – who will answer? Big threats, big ideas, big idealism – these are the Avengers NOW!
32 PGS. (EACH)/Rated T+ …$3.99 (EACH)

AVENGERS ARENA #1
DENNIS HOPELESS (W)
KEV WALKER (A)
cover by DAVE JOHNSON
Variant cover by MIKE PERKINS
Young Baby Variant by SKOTTIE YOUNG
Blank cover variant Also Available
Trapped on an isolated island, 16 superhuman young adults (including cult faves like members of the Runaways, The Avengers Academy and Darkhawk) are given a chilling ultimatum by their demented captor: Fight or die…only one will walk out alive! Thus begins a primal battle that will test the skills, stamina and morals of each combatant. Welcome to Murder World, where the secrets are plenty, alliances are fleeting, and the key to victory might be rewriting the rules of the game. Who will survive? The rising star team of Dennis Hopeless (X-MEN: SEASON ONE) and Kev Walker (THUNDERBOLTS) dare you to tune in to your new favorite comic NOW!
32 PGS./Rated T …$2.99

AVENGERS ARENA #2
DENNIS HOPELESS (W) • KEV WALKER (A)
Cover by CHRIS BACHALO
Variant cover by MIKE OEMING
• ANNIHILATION’s Cammi vs. Deathlocket!
• AVENGER ACADEMY’s Hazmat vs. Deathlocket!
• Who the heck is Deathlocket? And who dies in this issue?
• Plus: Who are the students of the Braddock Academy?
32 PGS./Rated T …$2.99

A+X #3
CHRIS BACHALO & JAMES ASMUS (W)
CHRIS BACHALO & BILLY TAN (A)
Cover by CHRIS BACHALO
• Chris Bachalo writes and draws a teamup of two of the biggest Marvel movie ladies –
BLACK WIDOW AND ROGUE VS. SENTINELS!
• James Asmus and Billy Tan bring together the stars of the two biggest new Marvel series –
GAMBIT AND HAWKEYE SAVE LIVES!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

UNCANNY Avengers #3
RICK REMENDER (W)
John Cassaday (A/C)
Variant cover by TBA
• Red Skull is using his new powers to incite violence against mutants across the globe!
• Scarlet Witch and Rogue make a terrible discovery that will haunt them forever!
• The UNCANNY AVENGERS feel the full might of Red Skull’s S-Men.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

FANTASTIC FOUR #2
MATT FRACTION (W) • MARK BAGLEY (A)
Cover by Mark Bagley
Variant cover by ANDY KUBERT
• The First Family leaves time and space!
• How long can Reed hide his motivations from his family?
• What undiscovered places, what amazing things, and what incredible people are out there waiting to meet the FANTASTIC FOUR?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

FF #2
MATT FRACTION (W) • MICHAEL ALLRED (A/C)
Variant cover by MIKE ALLRED
• Ant-Man! She Hulk! Medusa! And, um — Ms. Thing?
• How does the rest of the Future Foundation react to the new team?
• What classic Fantastic Four super-villain can’t wait to get their hands on the new FF?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

CAPTAIN AMERICA #2
RICK REMENDER (W) • JOHN ROMITA JR (A/C)
Variant cover by TBA
Dimension Z continues!
• “Remember their faces, their families. Remember what they love. Learn how to turn it against them. “
• Arnim Zola’s ambitions leave Captain America stranded in the upside-down territory known as Dimension Z.
• Steve has saved the life of Zola’s son, but can he keep him alive?
• Who are the barbarians of Phrox and what are their intentions for Steve and his new ward?
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

IRON MAN #3
KIERON GILLEN (W) • GREG LAND (A&C)
Design Variant cover by CARLO PAGULAYAN
Variant cover by GREG LAND
• The new Iron Man stealth armor debuts! The most subtle Iron Man armor of all time!
• Deep in Columbia the daughter of a cartel boss is “modified” by EXTREMIS.
• Will villains VIBRO, FIREBRAND and THE LIVING LASER stop Tony from doing what he must to save the world from the deadly nano-virus?
• An all-new era for Tony Stark from the best-selling UNCANNY X-MEN team of Kieron Gillen and Greg Land!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

IRON MAN #4
KIERON GILLEN (W) • GREG LAND (A&C)
Design Variant cover by CARLO PAGULAYAN
Variant cover by MIKE DEODATO
• The new Iron Man heavy-duty battle-suit debuts. The least subtle Iron Man armor of all time!
• Tony’s hunt for Extremis takes him to the ancient Catacombs of Paris where absolute horror awaits!
• Things man was not meant to know Vs. the man who wants to know everything.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK #2
MARK WAID (W) • LEINIL FRANCIS YU (A/C)
Variant Cover by Mike Deodato
• Guest starring IRON MAN!
• While Bruce Banner and Tony Stark are friends, Hulk and Iron Man are anything but!
• Eisner Award winning writer Mark Waid (DAREDEVIL) and superstar artist Leinil Yu continue to take the Hulk in an all-new direction!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

THOR: GOD OF THUNDER #3
JASON AARON (W) • ESAD RIBIC (A/C)
Variant Cover By DANIEL ACUÑA
• Following the bloody wake of murdered gods across the depths of space, Thor tracks the God Butcher into the present!
• Discovering a forgotten cave on earth that echoes with the cries of tortured gods…the Thunder God is shocked to find himself among them…!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #647
KATHRYN IMMONEN (W) • VALERIO SCHITI (A)
Cover by JEFF DEKAL
Variant Cover by TBA
ASGARDIANS GONE WILD!
• Newly minted with an ancient version of the Berzerker spell, Sif returns to an unsuspecting Midgard…and with no patience for relative peace, she starts putting out fires with gasoline..!
• When the All-Seeing Heimdall pulls big brother rank…will Sif find herself in the ultimate time-out?!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #10
KELLY SUE DECONNICK (W) • STEFANO CASELLI (A)
COVER BY GREG LAND
Variant Cover by TBA
• Did you know that there’s a theory that the bacteria in our bodies actually controls our moods and may even be responsible for elements of our personalities? TONY STARK and BRUCE BANNER did.
• What happens when a 20 million-year-old evolutionary catalyst infects a HULK? Could it be a cure?
• Meanwhile, on the outside, CAPTAINS MARVEL AND AMERICA must find the missing scientist before he unleashes said bacteria on the world.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

RED SHE-HULK #60
JEFF PARKER (W)
CARLO PAGULAYAN & WELLINTON ALVES (A)
Cover by CARLO PAGULAYAN
Variant COVER By Chris Stevens
• VS. THE AVENGERS!!!
• Red She-Hulk = National Threat!
• What shocking discovery does Machine Man make about the future of super-humans?
32 PGS./Rated T+… $2.99

Secret Avengers #35
RICK REMENDER (W) •MATTEO SCALERA (A)
COVER BY ARTHUR ADAMS
• Contagious Robotic Evolution is go and the remaining Secret Avengers are the only ones left! But how do you stop a plague that has already begun to spread?
• Torch, Venom and Valkyrie infiltrate the rebel robot base In The Core, but are Lord UltraVision and Monarch Machine Man friend or foe?
• Torch must choose between mankind and the perfect future Father will create for all automatons
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

HAWKEYE #5 & 6
MATT FRACTION (w) • Issue 5 – JAVIER PULIDO (a)
Cover by DAVID AJA • Issue 6 – David Aja (A/C)
Issue 5 –
• THE TAPE CONCLUDES!
• Someone has a deadly secret will change the course of Hawkeye’s relationship with the Avengers.
Issue 6 –
• David Aja returns to the most critically acclaimed comic of 2012!
• The Ace Archer Clint Barton faces DVR-MAGEDDON!
32 PGS. (EACH)/Rated T+ …$2.99 (EACH)

DARK AVENGERS #184
JEFF PARKER (W) • NEIL EDWARDS (A)
COVER BY JOE QUINONES
DARK AVENGERS ASSEMBLE!
• What force on this planet – nay, this universe – can turn Earth’s deadliest villains into into heroes?
• Brought to you by the titanic team of Jeff Parker and Neil Edwards, this Winter – Evil is our only hope!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #699
DAN SLOTT (W) • HUMBERTO RAMOS (A)
COVER BY PAOLO MANUEL RIVERA
• This is the MUST READ issue that turns over all the cards and reveals secrets that have been set as far back as ENDS OF THE EARTH, SPIDER-ISLAND, and 99 issues ago in ASM #600!
• Doctor Octopus has hours left to live. He knows Peter Parker’s secret. He has no master plan—all he wants is vengeance. Which members of Spider-Man’s rogues gallery will heed Ock’s call to arms?
• Special appearances by the Lizard, the Spider-Slayer, Morbius the Living Vampire, and some surprising Spidey Foes!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #699.1
Dan Slott & Joe Keatinge (W) • Al Barrionuevo (A)
COVER BY STEFANO CASELLI
• As Doctor Octopus’ schemes take shape, MORBIUS THE LIVING VAMPIRE returns with a Vengenace!
• Will he be able to resist the siren song of blissful bloodsucking or will Spider-Man sling him straight back into the slammer?
• Your first look at next month’s all-new Morbius ongoing series.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

AVENGING SPIDER-MAN #15.1
CHRISTOPHER YOST (W) • PACO MEDINA (A)
COVER BY PAOLO MANUEL RIVERA
EPILOGUE to AMAZING SPIDER-MAN FINALE (#700)!
• Coinciding with the end of Amazing Spider-Man, a look back at the greatest conflict in comics history: Spider-Man vs. Doctor Octopus!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #700
DAN SLOTT (w) • HUMBERTO RAMOS (a)
Plus stories by JM DeMatteis & Giuseppe Camuncoli and Jen Van Meter & Stephanie Buscema
COVER BY MR. GARCIN
Steve Ditko (Unused Amazing Fantasy 15 Art) Variant Cover
ASM 50TH ANNIVERSARY VARIANT – Marcos Martin
Martin Variant
WRAPAROUND VARIANT – Humberto Ramos
COIPEL VARIANT
QUESADA VARIANT
LAST ISSUE!
All New! 104 PGS./Rated T+ …$7.99

VENOM #28
CULLEN BUNN (w) • THONY SILAS (a)
Cover by SHANE DAVIS
VENOM’S BRINGING HIS GAME TO THE CITY OF BROTHERLY LOVE!
• A rash of sudden disappearances bring Flash Thompson and Katy Keirnan to Philadelphia – what do the U-Foes have to do with it?!
• Thony Silas returns to Venom as he and Cullen Bunn give the world’s most dangerous hero a new home!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

AVENGING SPIDER-MAN #15
CULLEN BUNN (W)
GABRIELE DELL’OTTO (A/C)
• Dell’otto drawing Devil Dinosaur? Done!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

SCARLET SPIDER #12
CHRISTOPHER YOST (w)
REILLY BROWN (a)
Cover by RYAN STEGMAN
MERRY CHRISTMAS, SCARLET SPIDER. HOPE YOU SURVIVE THE EXPERIENCE!
• Kaine goes head to head with the Hand and Bruiser!
• Come celebratethe conclusion of Scarlet Spider’s First wonderful year with Chris Yost and Reilly Brown!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

SCARLET SPIDER #12.1
CHRISTOPHER YOST (w) • PAULO SIQUEIRA (a)
Cover by RYAN STEGMAN
SCARLET SPIDER’S DARKEST HOUR BEGINS HERE!
• Kaine’s investigation brings him face to face with the Hand and Bruiser!
• What does Kingpin want with Houston?
• Chris Yost and Paulo Siqueira (The Amazing Spider-Man) will bring you the answers as a brand new year of Scarlet action awaits!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

PUNISHER: WAR ZONE #3 (of 5)
GREG RUCKA (w)
Carmine Di Giandomenico (a)
Cover by MARCO CHECCHETTO
• The Punisher vs. Thor.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

CAPTAIN MARVEL #8
KELLY SUE DECONNICK (w) • DEXTER SOY (a/C)
• DEEP SEA DANGER!
• What lurks below the ocean’s surface? And can Captain Marvel stop it before she gets ship-wrecked?
• Guest-starring Monica Rambeau!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

MARVEL’S IRON MAN 2 ADAPTATION #2 (of 2)
CHRIS GAGE & WILL PILGRIM (w)
RAMON ROSANOS (a)
• The official adaptation of Marvel Studios blockbuster film Iron Man 2 concludes!
• H.A.M.M.E.R drones attack the Stark Expo!
• With Rhodey under Vankov’s control, will War Machine kill Iron Man before they can stop the drones?
• PLUS: What is the Avengers Initiative?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

CAPTAIN AMERICA AND BLACK WIDOW #640
CULLEN BUNN (w)
FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA (a/c)
• FINALE ISSUE! GET READY TO HAVE YOUR FACES PUNCHED CLEAN OFF!
• Captain America and Black Widow lead the multiverse’s finest in a final assault on Venemma Multiversal!
• Black Widow vs. Black Widow…to the death!
• Forget 11…on a scale of 1 to AWESOME this eye-popping, senses-snapping, jaw-dropping final issue goes to 12!
32 PGS./Rated T …$2.99

SPACEKNIGHTS #3 (of 3)
JIM STARLIN, CHRIS BATISTA, DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING (w)
CHRIS BATISTA & MIKE PERKINS (a)
Cover by CHRIS BATISTA
• This is it! The final battle between the Spaceknight squad and the Dire Wraiths!
•Tristan’s future visions have revealed his fate, but can it be changed?
• Collecting SPACEKNIGHTS (2000) #5 and material from ANNIHILATION: CONQUEST PROLOGUE.
48 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

DAREDEVIL #21
MARK WAID (W) • CHRIS SAMNEE (A)
COVER BY PAOLO MANUEL RIVERA
• The final showdown with Coyote!
• Big clues to a mystery building since issue 3!
• Daredevil – wanted by the NYPD!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

DAREDEVIL: END OF DAYS #3 (OF 8)
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS & DAVID MACK (W)
KLAUS JANSON & BILL SIENKEWICZ (A)
COVER BY ALEX MALEEV
variant cover by David Mack
• The Deadly Tale of Daredevil’s Defining hour continues!
• Ben Urich tracks down Matt Murdock’s past loves to discover the secrets behind his death – but who is the new Daredevil tracking him?
• Some of the finest creators to ever tell Matt Murdock’s story continue the year’s smash hit!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

MARVEL UNIVERSE VS. THE AVENGERS #3 (of 4)
JONATHAN MABERRY (w) • LEO FERNANDEZ (a)
Cover by AARON KUDER
• Earth’s Mightiest Heroes have become the army of Earth’s deadliest villain.
• The infection is spreading and it’s time to make the hardest choices in a war of only hard choices.
• All hail Emperor Doom!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

CASTLE: A CALM BEFORE THE STORM #1 (OF 5)
PETER DAVID (w) • ROBERT ATKINS (a)
Cover by MICO SUAYAN
• An all new miniseries based on the hit ABC show Castle!
• The Derrick Storm adaptations continue!
• Who is The Fear and what does he want with Derrick Storm?
• Clara Strike returns!
32 PGS./13 & Up …$3.99

Marvel Universe
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #9
KARL KESEL & CHRIS ELIOPOLOUS (W)
KARL KESEL & NUNO PLATI (A)
COVER BY KARL KESEL
• Peter Parker continues his quest to be the Ultimate Spider-Man from the Disney XD screen into your comic book pages!
• FIRST – No One can stop the ancient monster
GARDOOM THE GARGANTUAN terrorizes New York – no one but your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man!
• THEN – a culinary caper as Simple Simon the Pie Man must be brought to justice by Spider-Man and the White Tiger!
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

Marvel Universe AVENGERS: EARTH’S MIGHTIEST HEROES #9
LOUISE SIMONSON &
JEN VAN METER (W)
CHRISTOPHER JONES & LUCIANO VECCHIO (A)
COVER BY KHOI PHAM
• Earth’s Mightiest Action bounds off of Disney XD and into your hands!
• FIRST! Faced with a murderous meteorite zooming towards Earth, The Mighty Thor can’t save the day – only the Mightier MS. MARVEL can!
• THEN – It’s international espionage at it’s finest as the Black Widow and the Wasp team-up to take down Dr. Doom!
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN VOL. 15 HC
Written by GERRY CONWAY & LEN WEIN with ARCHIE GOODWIN
Penciled by ROSS ANDRU with GIL KANE & SAL BUSCEMA
Cover by GIL KANE
Peter Parker’s life has never been easy, but it’s hard to take a turn for the worse when your dead girlfriend shows up on your doorstep. Oh, then there’s that famous Parker luck, which means it does. It means, Spidey, you’ve been cloned! The Amazing Spider-Man launches into the storyline that shocked the comics world! The scheming Jackal takes our hero through the wringer as he not only must face one of his greatest personal tragedies, but also has to battle through the Scorpion, the Tarantula — and himself! You’ll also enjoy the blossoming of Peter and Mary Jane’s relationship, and even their first kiss, as well as the return of the Shocker and the Sandman — and more! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1968) #143-155 and material from MARVEL SPECIAL EDITION TREASURY #1.
264 PGS./All Ages …$69.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6631-3
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN VOL. 15 HC — VARIANT EDITION VOL. 192 (DM ONLY)
264 PGS./All Ages …$69.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6632-0

AVENGERS ASSEMBLE BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS HC
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by MARK BAGLEY
Cover by MARK BAGLEY
A perfect jumping-on point, featuring the cast of the summer blockbuster — but in Marvel Universe continuity! When the new Zodiac rears its many heads, the Avengers must assemble to combat them. But who is behind the group’s return? None other than Thanos, the mad Titan, who has claimed Earth as his own! The Avengers team up with cosmic blockbusters the Guardians of the Galaxy to bring Thanos some cosmically charged pain — but can even these two mighty teams stop Thanos from making Earth into the throneworld of his new empire? This explosive battle will change one of the Avengers’ lives — forever! Brought to you by Marvel architect Brian Michael Bendis! Collecting AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #1-8.
184 PGS./Rated T+ …$34.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6327-5
Trim size: oversized
AVENGERS ASSEMBLE BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS HC MOVIE COVER (DM ONLY)
184 PGS./Rated T+ …$34.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6557-6

CAPTAIN AMERICA BY ED BRUBAKER VOL. 4 PREMIERE HC
Written by ED BRUBAKER & CULLEN BUNN
Penciled by SCOT EATON & STEVE EPTING
Cover by STEVE EPTING
Still reeling from Hydra’s Madbombs, Cap finds himself the target of a vicious media smear campaign. Who are the Discordians, and what will they blow up next? While Discordian cells attack American interests all worldwide, shock journalist Reed Braxton turns the public against the Sentinel of Liberty. And as riots beak out in the streets and society begins to crumble, the Omega-Madbombs are unleashed! Targeted for death, Cap tackles Codename: Bravo and Queen Hydra with the fate of the world in the balance! Meanwhile, Sharon Carter and Dum Dum Dugan duke it out with Baron Zemo — in the depths of space! It’s the end of an era, brought to you by Eisner Award-winner Ed Brubaker and rising star Cullen Bunn! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA (2011) #15-19.
120 PGS./Rated T …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6077-9
Trim size: standard

AVENGERS ACADEMY: FINAL EXAMS PREMIERE HC
Written by CHRISTOS GAGE
Penciled by TOM GRUMMETT & ANDREA DI VITO
Cover by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI
AVX fall-out: Avengers Academy is closed — indefinitely! And Alchemist, a.k.a. wunderkind industrialist Jeremy Briggs, has offered the students a chance to be normal again — but is there a catch? Who will accept his deal? Years of plot threads explode as your favorite Academy characters face their futures — including the ultimate challenge to the Mettle/Hazmat romance! Can friendships, romances — and the Academy itself — survive? Plus, because you demanded it: the flag football game between Avengers Academy and the Jean Grey School! Guest-starring the staff and students of WOLVERINE & THE X-MEN! Collecting AVENGERS ACADEMY #34-39.
136 PGS./Rated T …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6031-1
Trim size: standard

THE MIGHTY THOR/JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY:
EVERYTHING BURNS PREMIERE HC
Written by MATT FRACTION & KIERON GILLEN
Penciled by ALAN DAVIS, CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO, BARRY KITSON & STEPHANIE HANS
Cover by ALAN DAVIS
The first Aesir/Vanir war was the darkest time in Asgard’s past — so dark it was seared from their history books. But now, rebels strike against Asgard, and a second Aesir/Vanir war breaks out! As Surtur’s all-consuming fire rages across the nine worlds, Thor and Loki go on the run. Thor hatches an unconventional plan to stop everything burning, while a desperate Loki journeys into the heart of Surtur’s fiery kingdom to…parlay? What vile secret hides at the heart of this new war? Can the All-Mother of Asgardia save the nine realms? And when Thor finds himself trapped in the underworld, the truth about Loki is finally revealed! As Loki’s future and past collide, who will judge a god? Collecting THE MIGHTY THOR #18-22 and JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY (1952) #642-645.
208 PGS./Rated T+ …$29.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6168-4
Trim size: standard

SECRET AVENGERS BY RICK REMENDER VOL. 1 TPB
Written by RICK REMENDER
Penciled by PATRICK ZIRCHER & GABRIEL HARDMAN
Cover by ARTHUR ADAMS
Captain America has handpicked Hawkeye to take over his covert Avengers squad — as long as the world’s greatest marksman proves he can cut it in the spy game. And with a new leader comes a fresh lineup as Giant-Man, Captain Britain and the original Human Torch join Black Widow, Beast, Valkyrie and Ant-Man in the ranks of Earth’s stealthiest heroes. But Hawkeye draws the line at Cap’s final recruit: the deadly and unpredictable Venom! Will the quickly assembled team of powerful personalities unite behind the brash bowman? Can the archer lead them safely through their first mission, against the human/synthozoid hybrids known as the Descendants? Or will an Avenger make the ultimate sacrifice on Hawkeye’s watch? Writer Rick Remender (UNCANNY X-FORCE, VENOM) presents his all-new, all-different Secret Avengers! Collecting SECRET AVENGERS #21.1 & #22-25.
112 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6119-6

DEFENDERS BY MATT FRACTION VOL. 2 TPB
Written by MATT FRACTION
Penciled by TERRY DODSON, JAMIE MCKELVIE & MIRCO PIERFEDERICI
Cover by TERRY DODSON
The Defenders find their way to Wakanda and team up with the Black Panther to face the lethal John Aman, the Prince of Orphans! What is Aman protecting that’s worth killing so many for so long? And how is Felicia Hardy, the Black Cat, going to steal it? Then: The Defenders are lost in space-time! What alternate universe will they find first — and who’s waiting for them? Finally, when the purpose of the Concordance Engines is revealed, the team must act fast to save everything! What are the Death Celestials? How can the Defenders even hope to stop them? And how can you save the world when you can’t tell anyone it’s about to end? All secrets are revealed and all questions are answered as everybody dies and everything ends! Collecting DEFENDERS (2012) #7-12.
144 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-5853-0

FEAR ITSELF: THE FEARLESS TPB
Written by CULLEN BUNN, MATT FRACTION & CHRIS YOST
Penciled by MARK BAGLEY & PAUL PELLETIER
Cover by ARTHUR ADAMS
In the aftermath of FEAR ITSELF, the eight mystical hammers that fell from the sky and empowered the Worthy are scattered across the globe — and Sin intends to reclaim them. But Asgardian warrior Valkyrie opposes the Red Skull’s nihilistic daughter, planning to return the weapons to Asgard. As Sin and Crossbones use the dark magic of occult group DOA to track the hammers, Valkyrie must fight her way through Raizo Kodo and his legion of vampires, the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, and even her Secret Avengers teammates — all with their own agendas for the weapons! Can she find and secure the hammers before Sin can use their power to raise the ultimate force of destruction? Or will a second wave of fear and death descend upon the world? Collecting FEAR ITSELF: THE FEARLESS #1-12 and material from FEAR ITSELF #7.
272 PGS./Rated T+ …$29.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6344-2

SPIDER-MAN: ENDS OF THE EARTH TPB
Written by BRIAN CLEVINGER, ROB WILLIAMS, DAN SLOTT & TY TEMPLETON
Penciled by THONY SILAS, STEFANO CASELLI, HUMBERTO RAMOS & MATTHEW CLARK
Cover by STEFANO CASELLI
Dr. Octopus is dying. But in his final days, he has developed technology to repair the ozone layer. He says all he wants is to be remembered forever as the human race’s savior, and it seems the world is ready to play along with him and his Sinister Six. But not Spider-Man. Burned countless times in the past by his arch-nemesis, Spidey’s not willing to accept Doc Ock as a selfless benefactor. Unfortunately, that sets him — not Octavius — as Global Enemy No. 1! How can Spider-Man save the day when Doc Ock, the Sinister Six and, indeed, the whole planet, are intent on hunting him down? Guest-starring the Avengers, Silver Sable, Big Hero 6, Union Jack and more! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: ENDS OF THE EARTH, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #682-687 and AVENGING SPIDER-MAN #8.
192 PGS./Rated T …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6006-9

CARNAGE: MINIMUM CARNAGE TPB
Written by CHRIS YOST & CULLEN BUNN
Penciled by LAN MEDINA, KHOI PHAM & DECLAN SHALVEY
Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN
Carnage is back — and bigger ain’t necessarily better! Scarlet Spider and Venom collide as the hunt for Carnage begins, taking both heroes to a place you’ll never believe: the Microverse! Cletus Kasady has found a whole new world to terrorize — and stranded on this alien planet, Scarlet Spider and Venom must work together to defeat him! But can the volatile heroes get along? Flash Thompson may not know who the Scarlet Spider is, but does the Venom symbiote? And can Scarlet triumph over the monster within himself in time to face the monstrous Carnage? The Micronauts join the web-slingers’ battle to save a universe — but in the process, the heroes may have doomed our own! Collecting MINIMUM CARNAGE: ALPHA and OMEGA, VENOM (2011) #26-27, and SCARLET SPIDER (2012) #10-11 and #12.1.
160 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6726-6

FANTASTIC FOUR BY JONATHAN HICKMAN VOL. 5 TPB
Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
Penciled by STEVE EPTING, CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO, MING DOYLE, LEINIL FRANCIS YU,
FAREL DALRYMPLE & BARRY KITSON
Cover by JOE QUESADA
Jonathan Hickman’s epic story reaches its stunning climax! Earth is under simultaneous attack on multiple fronts. As the Future Foundation and its allies struggle to hold back the Kree Armada, Annihilus’ Negative Zone forces prepare to enter our universe through a portal in the Baxter Building. And a fate far worse is coming. If Earth is to be saved, it will take help from Galactus, the return of an old friend — and a miracle. Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #600-604.
208 PGS./Rated T …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6153-0

MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS EARTH’S MIGHTIEST HEROES VOL. 2 DIGEST
Written by CHRIS YOST, HOWARD CHAYKIN, ROB WILLIAMS, ELLIOTT KALAN & KARL KESEL
Penciled by CHRIS JONES, TODD NAUCK, RAMON BACHS, TIM LEVINS & ADAM DEKRAKER
Cover by KHOI PHAM
The stars of the year’s blockbuster movie and DisneyXD’s hit series leap off the screen and into your hands!
• The Avengers battle the Serpent Society and infiltrate a Hydra base!
• Captain America takes on the scourge of France, Batroc the Leaper!
• The Wasp faces down Magneto and steps up to save the Microverse!
• Iron Man battles the Unicorn — while fending off a festering flu virus!
• M.O.D.O.K. swaps Hawkeye and Iron Man’s minds! Can the heroes trust each other’s skills?
• Hulk and Black Panther must rescue New York from — the Madbomb!
Collecting MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS EARTH’S MIGHTIEST HEROES #5-8.
96 PGS./All Ages …$9.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6445-6

WOLVERINE: NOT DEAD YET TPB (NEW PRINTING)
Written by WARREN ELLIS
Penciled by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
Wolverine’s past is full of nasty characters — but few as fiendish as the White Ghost, a murderous mercenary whom Wolverine thought he’d left for dead during his spy years! But this Ghost won’t be laid to rest until he’s run Wolverine through a gauntlet of Adamantium weapons, killing the mutant maverick with the very metal that’s saved his life so many times! Unwilling to risk his friends, Wolverine stands alone in a story of intrigue, romance and devastation — culminating in a clash between two killers! Collecting WOLVERINE (1988) #119-122.
120 PGS./Rated T+ …$14.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6710a5

CAPTAIN AMERICA: LAND OF THE FREE TPB
Written by MARK WAID, BILL ROSEMANN, JAY FAERBER, TOM DEFALCO & JOE CASEY
Penciled by ANDY KUBERT, VINCE EVANS, PATRICK ZIRCHER, RON FRENZ, PABLO RAIMONDI & DAN JURGENS
Cover by ANDY KUBERT
The shattering of Captain America’s seemingly indestructible shield has caused a harmonic “Vibranium cancer” wave, which threatens to destroy every piece of the miracle metal remaining on Earth! But as Cap races to contain the unseen threat, the villainous Klaw prepares to capitalize on it. It will take a miracle to defeat the master of sound, but a miracle just might be what Captain America gets! Then, Cap goes undercover in prison, faces down Crossbones and the Absorbing Man, and battles the terrorist threats of Hydra and Flag-Smasher! Plus: a WWII tale featuring Nick Fury and the Howling Commandos, captured by the vampiric Baron Blood! Blockbuster writer Mark Waid wraps up his run here, and it’s a doozy! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA (1998) #20-24, CAPTAIN AMERICA ANNUAL 1999 and material from CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE LEGEND.
160 PGS./Rated T …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6753-2

NOVA CLASSIC VOL. 1 TPB
Written by MARV WOLFMAN & LEN WEIN
Penciled by JOHN BUSCEMA, SAL BUSCEMA & ROSS ANDRU
Cover by JOHN BUSCEMA
Struck by a ray of energy sent by a dying alien, ordinary high-school student Richard Rider has inherited the mantle of an intergalactic Nova Centurion — and all the headaches that come with it! And even the powers of a human rocket can’t help Richard outrun a rogues’ gallery that includes Zorr, Condor, Powerhouse, Diamondhead, the Corrupter, Megaman — and the dreaded Sphinx, who wants to claim a secret the newly minted Nova doesn’t even know he’s carrying! Can Richard balance schoolwork, a social life and a near-constant string of arch-villains? And if not, which will he lose first — his dreams or his life? Guest-starring Spider-Man in an amazing two-part murder mystery! Collecting NOVA (1976) #1-12 and AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #171.
240 PGS./Rated T …$29.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6028-1

CAPTAIN MARVEL: THE DEATH OF
CAPTAIN MARVEL TPB (NEW PRINTING)
Written by JIM STARLIN, STEVE ENGLEHART & DOUG MOENCH
Penciled by JIM STARLIN & PAT BRODERICK
Cover by JIM STARLIN
As Protector of the Universe and de facto defender of Earth, the Kree Captain Mar-Vell has triumphed over foes large and small. But when Mar-Vell is diagnosed with cancer, he finds himself face-to-face with a foe that even his vast might can’t defeat — and both he, and a universe that loves him, must rally together to accept the inevitable. Plus: Look back at the seminal battle with Nitro that infected Captain Marvel years before — and in the midst of a battle with Titan’s planet-sized computer system, now corrupted by the madness of Thanos, witness the budding romance between Mar-Vell and his true love Elysius! Guest-starring the Avengers, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four and more! Collecting CAPTAIN MARVEL (1968) #34, MARVEL SPOTLIGHT (1979) #1-2 and MARVEL GRAPHIC NOVEL #1: THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN MARVEL.
128 PGS./Rated T …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6804-1

MARVEL UNIVERSE: THE END TPB (NEW PRINTING)
Written by JIM STARLIN
Penciled by JIM STARLIN
Cover by JIM STARLIN
A grave threat from beyond space and time swiftly approaches the Earth — imperiling the very nature of the entire universe! This catastrophic, existence-ending event forces Earth’s mightiest heroes and villains to join forces to fend off Armageddon. But amid ever-shifting alliances and internally warring factions, will they succeed in their quest to save all of eternity? Led by the demigod Thanos (who is admittedly not only quite mad, but something of a continual threat himself to both Earth and eternity), Earth’s superhumans must stand shoulder-to-shoulder to face the most terrifying threat that they’ve ever encountered: Nothing less than the end of all that ever was! Collecting MARVEL UNIVERSE: THE END #1-6.
168 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6784-6

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: TOMORROW’S AVENGERS VOL. 1 TPB
Written by ARNOLD DRAKE, STEVE GERBER, CHRIS CLAREMONT, GERRY CONWAY, SCOTT EDELMAN, ROGER SLIFER, LEN WEIN & ROGER STERN
Penciled by GENE COLAN, SAL BUSCEMA, DON HECK & AL MILGROM
Cover by AL MILGROM
A thousand years from now, Vance Astro, Yondu, Martinex and Charlie-27 — the Guardians of the Galaxy — rise to retake Earth from reptilian raiders! But they’re not just building on the heroism of past centuries — they’re recruiting from it! Captain America, Dr. Strange, the Thing, the Hulk and more join the star-spanning heroes in the greatest war the future ever saw! Then, as the Guardians help a planet in turmoil rebuild, threats rise from two other worlds: one of them living, the other gone mad! It’s cosmic action as you like it, as the Avengers of tomorrow face their baptism of fire! Featuring the introduction of Nikki and the origin of Starhawk! Guest-starring the Silver Surfer! Collecting MARVEL SUPER HEROES (1967) #18, MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE (1974) #4-5, GIANT-SIZE DEFENDERS #5, DEFENDERS (1972) #26-29 and MARVEL PRESENTS #3-12.
368 PGS./Rated T …$39.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6687-0